Incredible FFIT Coverage
Our predecessor programme – Football Fans in Training – has received some remarkable coverage over the last week with the publication of their paper in the Lancet Magazine. Below is a selection of the coverage:
Coverage in Britain:
Sky Sports – 28/01/14 – Scottish Football Fans in Training
http://www1.skysports.com/
The Guardian – 21/01/14 – Football fans get FFIT through Scottish premiership scheme tackling obesity
Herald – 21/01/14 – Football Fans in Training programme helps men to shed their excess pounds
Independent – 21/01/14 – Who ate fewer of the pies? Scottish football clubs’ weight loss initiative proves successful with fans
STV News – 21/01/14 – Playing football effective way for men to lose weight, study shows
BBC News – 21/01/14 – SPFL tackles fans’ weight problems
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
International Coverage:
The Journal (www.thejournal.ie) – 21/01/14 – How football clubs helped male footie fans lose weight
http://www.thejournal.ie/ffit-
Le Quotidien du Medecin.fr – 21/01/14 – Une étude qui sort les supporters de foot de leur canapé
www.spiegel.de – 22/04/14 – Trainieren beim Lieblingsverein: Fußballliebe motiviert Männer zum Abspecken
http://m.spiegel.de/
Chron – 21/01/14 – Do Texans really care about their fans? If so, they should check this out?
www.gp.se – 21/01/14 – Feta fotbollsfans gick ner i vikt
http://www.gp.se/nyheter/
www.svd.se – 21/01/14 – Feta fotbollsfans smalare
http://www.svd.se/sport/feta-
Sydsvenskan – 21/01/14 – Fotbollslklubbar hjälper fans att rasa
http://www.sydsvenskan.se/
Daily Monitor (Uganda) – 21/01/14 – Study shows football can tackle obesity
Voice of Russia – 26/01/14 – Football fan fitness programme hailed success in world first
Brabants Dagblad – 14/02/14 – Voetbalclubs helpen zware fans af te vallen
